Monte Carlo Minimization and Counting: One, Two, ..., Too Many

Authors:
Isabel Beichl;Dianne P. O'Leary;Francis Sullivan
Affiliations:
NIST;University of Maryland;IDA Center for Computing Sciences
Venue:
Computing in Science and Engineering
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Monte Carlo methods use sampling to produce approximate solutions to problems for which other methods aren't practical. In this homework assignment, we study three uses of Monte Carlo methods: for function minimization, discrete optimization, and counting.